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{{Infobox weapon<br />
| name = Haladie<br />
| image = File:Indian haladie.jpg<br />
| image_size = 277px<br />
| caption = Indian haladie, 18th to 19th c, a steel parrying weapon, {{convert|31.75|in|cm}} long with {{convert|13|in|cm}} blades. Shown next to a [[khanjali]] and a tiger tooth [[jambiya]] for size comparison.<br />
| origin = India and Syria<br />
| type = Blade<br />
| used_by = [[Rajput]]s<br />
}}<br />
The '''haladie''' is a double-edged dagger from ancient India,<ref name="mormon"/> consisting of two curved blades,<ref name="mormon">{{cite journal | title=Near Eastern Weapon Parallels | journal=Journal of Book of Mormon Studies | year=1999 | volume=8 | issue=1 | pages=39–40, 78}}</ref> each approximately {{convert|8.5|in|cm}} in length,<ref name="mormon"/> attached to a single hilt.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/adescriptionind00egergoog | title=A Description of Indian and Oriental Armour | publisher=W. H. Allen & co ., limited | author=Egerton, Earl Wilbraham | year=1896 | isbn=9788120612051}}</ref><br />
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The weapon was used by warriors of the Indian [[Rajput]] clans, and was both a stabbing and slicing blade. Some haladie had spikes on one side of the handle in the style of a [[knuckle duster]], while others had a third blade in this position.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} In some cases the main blades would be [[serrated]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19794/lot/85/ | title=Lot 85 An Indian Double-Bladed Haladie, A Malabar Sacrificial Knife, And Two Khyber Lohar | publisher=Bonhams | date=25 July 2012 | accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref><br />
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Eventually, the haladie began to be used outside of India, most notably in Syria.<br />
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The haladie is believed to be one of the world's first triple-edged blades.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Willow Leaf Knives]] are two sided throwing knives that can be curved or straight. Designed exclusively for ranged combat they look almost like haladie without the handle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imperialcombatarts.com/throwing-weapons.html|title = Throwing Weapons}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Daggers]]<br />
[[Category:Rajput culture]]<br />
[[Category:Weapons of India]]</div>NoraBillings